Steamer



Aug. 4, 1925'.

J. o. ROBERTS ET AL STEMER Filed March 8, 1922 Aug., d?, M250 UNITE@ STA'MZS intatta JULIUS O. ROBERTS AND LESLIEV. WINTER, OF ABILE-NE, KANSAS,

STEAMER,

Application :filed March 8, 1922.

To all' vii/710722` t may concern:

Be it known that we, JULiUs 0. Ronnn'rs and LESLIE V. lWiNTnr., citizens of the United States, residing` at Abilene, in the county of Biclrinson and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Steamer, of which the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to devices especially designed in use tor repairing storage batteries or the like, the primary object or the invention being to provide a device ot this character for steaming the storage battery for the purpose of loosening the seal ot parain, or other sealing medium, to enable the cells to be removed with facility.

Another object et the invention is to provide a device of this character which be positioned over the upper portion of the betterv to direct the steam to the upper surtace ot the storage battery, eliminating the necessity oit chopping or breaking the paratlin or sealing medium, to release the cells.

TWith the foregoing and other objects in view'which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it.` being,` understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made `within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit ot the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is an elevational view of a battery disclosing `a device constructed in accordance with the present invention, as applied thereto, the device being,- shown in section.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view ot' the device.

Referring` to the drawing' in detail, for the sake of illustration, a battery is indi.- cated at 5, over which battery the device, forming the subject matter ot this application is shown as positioned.

The device comprises` a hood embodying downwardly extending anges G adapted to embrace the outer Walls ot a battery to be steamed. The upper walls ot the hood are inclined as at 7, to direct the steam to the upper surface of the battery. A pipe 8 is termed integral with the upper walls ot Serial' No. 542,17*?.

the hood 7 and is disposed centrally thereof, which pipe provides means for attaching the flexible pipe 9 to the battery, the pipe 9 being constructed to tit directly over the pipe S in a manner to prevent escapement of steam between the pipes 8 and 9. suitable source of steam supply may be in communication' with the hood 7 through the pipes 8 and 9 and controlled by a suitable valve member not shown, so that when steam is admitted to the hood 7, the same will contact directly with the paraiiin or sealing medium employed for sealing the cells of the battery.

It will be seen that the hood 7 may be readily and easily removed permitting an operator to determine when the sealing medium has become sutticiently soft to release the cells, whereupon the cells may be removed from the casing with etliciency, obviating all possibility ot? breaking` the cells.

lt might be further stated that the hood 7 is of such a construction that the upper surface of the hood contacts with the handles l() 'forming` a part of the usual battery construction, whereby movement ot the hood with respect to the battery, is restricted, to the end that a compartment is formed between the hood and upper surface of the battery to accommodate the steam.

Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed as new is ln a device of the character described, a hood including an inclined upper wall, substantially wide iianges formed integral with the upper wall and extending downwardly therefrom, a' pipe Jformed centrally of the upper wall, to receive one end of a supply pipe, and said hood adapted to be positioned over a battery, the upper wall oit the hood adapted to engage the handles of the battery to support the upper wall in spaced relation therewith.

ln testimony that we claim the foregoing` as our own, we have hereto atlixed our signatures in the presence ot two witnesses.

JULIUS O. ROBERTS. LESLIE V. lVINTER, lVitnesses AUGUST SCHMITZ, C. BONDEMAN, 

